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Triangle (2007)

Director: Tsui Hark, Ringo Lam, Johnnie To

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From Time Out London

Okay, Hong Kong crime flick fanboys, can you really tell your Tsui Hark from your Ringo Lam from your Johnnie To? That’s the challenge in this cinematic game of pass-the-parcel, where a single storyline traces recrimination between thieves with a corrupt cop on their tail, but each half-hour is shot by a different director without any indication whose segment is which.

In the event, aficionados will peg that Hark’s staccato rhythms make a complex set-up even more opaque, Lam’s surprisingly restrained mid-section restores an even keel (though there’s a bit of hairy stunt-driving too) and To’s climactic showdown blends wry humour and poised compositions, while lagging short of his best work. Little of it however, is genuinely striking enough to suggest a welcome reception beyond the already converted.

Author: Trevor Johnston 2008-08-26 11:25:43

Time Out London Issue 1984, Aug 28-Sept 3 2008

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Triangle

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Director: Tsui Hark, Ringo Lam, Johnnie To

Cast: Louis Koo, Simon Yam, Sun Honglei, Ka Tung Lam

Duration: 100 mins


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